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1  Journey by Journey / Plymouth and Cornwall / Re: G7 Summit - Cornwall - June 2021 on: January 16, 2021, 13:54:47
looks like a media blackout on this as all media references now bring up a 404
2  Journey by Journey / Plymouth and Cornwall / Re: Will Cornwall be worse off after completion of Brexit? on: December 15, 2020, 13:04:16

I think you are right, BUT nowadays just how many voters in Cornwall are concerned with 'Cornish' issues, by which I mean issues such as farming, fishing, second-home ownership/housing, economic support/development (be it from the EU» (European Union - about) or Westminster...) is something I am not so sure about. Just 10% of the population identified as 'Cornish' on the 2011 census. I wonder whether the remainder are 'Kernocentric' or 'Anglocentric' or 'Britocentric' in their views - or even if a geographical/ethnic identity' filter comes into play at all.   


The census form does not have a tick box for Cornish - it has to be written in on the box for other.

There has been a long running campaign to make it a choice tick box, but Westminster appear to not want to recognise Cornwall's constitutional status as a Duchy or it's inhabitants as Cornish, in spite of Cornish being recognised as a national minority
3  Journey by Journey / Bristol (WECA) Commuters / Re: MetroBus on: November 05, 2019, 10:32:14
Mercedes are now fitting 'Mirror Cams' to their new trucks so that the mirrors display on a screen in front of the Window Pillars.

https://blog.daimler.com/en/2018/09/05/new-actros-mercedes-truck-mirrorcam/
4  Journey by Journey / Cross Country services / Re: Where to change? Too much choice! on: May 24, 2019, 10:18:26
There is a Cafe on the platform at Bodmin Parkway

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@50.4458047,-4.6628088,3a,37.5y,17.91h,87.1t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sk760j-gEQXjrOW5-XAyK_Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
5  Journey by Journey / London to the West / Re: Class 802s on: October 29, 2018, 13:15:49
1st trip on an IET (Intercity Express Train) yesterday, the 10:57 Paddington Penzance 10car 2x5 - 1C79 - Failed between Racecourse & Newbury due to a ‘Technical Fault in the lead set’ but eventually 'fixed by the driver' so 20L at Newbury and increasing thereafter.

Rammed through to Cornwall, my first class reserved seat was K48 in standard so something amiss in the booking engine maybe. Fortunately there were a few spare seats in the other car.

Not as bad as expected, 1st Class seat was just about OK for comfort (I’m 6’2”), but ride noise & vibration possibly worse than the HST (High Speed Train) I had the day before in the Up direction, I guess the one improvement will be less jolting with wheel slip.

Ambience & design wise not really suitable as a long distance Inter City Train, especially with no buffet & very limited trolley service, but fine for Inter City commuters like Bristol/London.
6  Journey by Journey / London to the West / Re: Name of the fastest line from London to Plymouth on: July 29, 2018, 20:54:00
If its just the line to Plymouth then the 'Janner line'

If it crosses the border from England into Cornwall then the 'Anglo Cornish'  Roll Eyes

Or if respecting the origins of the English The 'Deutsche Cornish'  Cheesy
7  Journey by Journey / Plymouth and Cornwall / Re: Cutdown 125's to operate Penzance to Plymouth clockface service on: April 14, 2018, 09:50:21
While we're on the subject of the Cornish, I think this year marks the 175th anniversary of Camborne station (at which the train never stops on Wednesdays), making it the oldest station in continuous use in Cornwall.

Except on Wednesdays.

(I lived briefly in Camborne, and didn't know that!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_axHV2wx8RA
8  Journey by Journey / Plymouth and Cornwall / Re: Cutdown 125's to operate Penzance to Plymouth clockface service on: April 12, 2018, 21:22:55
Will Coleman ee make us some proud - Kernow bys Vycken Braman Gas An Sousen

Now about these here trains !!
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